Plasmid-mediated colistin resistance in Escherichia coli from the Arabian Peninsula

Objectives: Searching for the presence of the mcr-1 gene in colistin resistant Enterobacteriaceae in countries of the Arabian Peninsula. Methods: Seventy-five independent, colistin resistant Enterobacteriaceae strains isolated from clinical cases in Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Saudi Arabia and the United...

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Main Authors: Ágnes Sonnevend, Akela Ghazawi, Manaf Alqahtani, Atef Shibl, Wafa Jamal, Rayhan Hashmey, Tibor Pal
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2016-09-01
Series:International Journal of Infectious Diseases
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1201971216311146